Abuja, July16,2013 (SPS)- The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, delivered on Tuesday the final congratulating speech of the African Union Summit on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held on 15 and July 16 in Abuja, capital of Nigeria.
The closing session was devoted to the adoption of the Declaration of the Special Summit of the AU on such diseases, in the sense of implementing its findings.
The current Chairman of the Organization and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn called on the summit for a step forward in achieving the stated objectives, highlighting the cooperation of all parties and acknowledged the support of the international community and Nigeria’ interest in hosting the summit.
The Special Summit of the AU elected President Mohamed Abdelaziz to deliver the closing speech.
The President congratulated the Heads of States and Governments of the AU for the success of the summit. He also thanked Nigeria for its hospitality during the summit. (SPS)
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